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Biz Directory - World - Professional
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ADV: Distance Learning Directory -
Online Schools

ADV: Distance Learning Directory -
Online Schools 08/09/2004 12:51 AM
Bachelor, Master and Postgrad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Health Care, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.

Spider Strategies Launches New Business
School Partnership Program -
Participating Business Schools to
Receive Free Copy of Scoreboard®

Spider Strategies Launches New Business
School Partnership Program -
Participating Business Schools to
Receive Free Copy of Scoreboard® 04/06/2005 02:38 AM
Spider Strategies®, Inc., announced today it is providing participating universities and business schools a free copy of its Balanced Scorecard software - Scoreboard® - for use in both classrooms and external learning environments. [PRWEB Apr 6, 2005]

"Business Directory"

"Business Directory" 06/03/2004 05:04 AM

Business schools redefine hacking to
"stuff that a 7-year-old could do"

Business schools redefine hacking to
"stuff that a 7-year-old could do" 03/17/2005 03:23 AM

When universities created business schools in the 20th Century traditional academics decried the collapse of standards.  Instead of students studying Literature, Art, History, and Science they would be going through the motions of a scholar while occupying their minds with things that formerly had been learned at a desk as an apprentice in a dreary Victorian counting house.  Now in the 21st century the B-schools are degrading the term "computer hacking".

Here are the facts:

• Harvard and a bunch of other B-schools with a collective IT budget of maybe $50 million decided that writing Perl scripts was too hard so they outsourced Web-based applications to a company called ApplyYourself.
• You'd think that the main advantage of a centralized service such as ApplyYourself would be that a prospective student could fill out one application and the information be sent simultaneously to many schools.  However, this is not how it works.  Each school has a totally separate area with ApplyYourself.
• All the smart young Americans have gone to law, business, and medical school.  Companies don't like to hire old people (> 30 years) to write computer programs because it saddens them to see old folks doing something so degrading.  Thus ApplyYourself hired whoever was rejected by professional schools to write up some Visual Basic scripts to process HBS and other B-school applications.
• The ApplyYourself code had a bug such that editing the URL in the "Address" or "Location" field of a Web browser window would result in an applicant being able to find out his admissions status several weeks before the official notification date.  This would be equivalent to a 7-year-old being offered a URL of the form ht tp://philip.greenspun.com/images/20030817-utah-air-to-air/ an d editing it down to http://philip.greenspun.com /images/ to see what else of interest might be on the server.
• Someone figured this out and posted the URL editing idea on the BusinessWeek discussion forum, where all B-school hopefuls hang out and a bunch of curious applicants tried it out.
• Now all the curious applicants, having edited their URLs, are being denied admission to Harvard and, due to the fact that  universities form cartels to fix tuition prices and other policies, presumably to the other B-schools as well.

One interesting data point is that I once supervised a couple of MIT students building an online system for submission of essays to be graded.  MIT and a bunch of other schools have writing requirements.  Students submit essays.  These are held in confidence from other students.  A subset of users are authorized to grade essays and they are handed essays to evaluate.  One server with a single database is programmed to handle students and evaluators from many different schools and keep everything that should be separate separated.  The students building this system had never programmed in SQL before.  Nor had they ever written a Web script to glue their SQL code to an HTML template.  Nor had they ever written HTML before.  The entire project, which requires the same workflow and main features of the ApplyYourself service, took them three months at 20 hours per week.  Those kids are probably just graduating from med school now and preparing for their careers in radiology...

In the 1960s the term "hacking" meant smart people developing useful and innovative computer software.  In the 1990s the term meant smart evil people developing and running programs to break into computer systems and gain shell access to those systems.  Thanks to Harvard Business school the term now means "people of average IQ poking around curiously by editing URLs on public servers and seeing what comes back in the form of directory listings, etc."

[Update:  People have been asking me whether I think the schools are justified in rejecting the applicants who mucked with ApplyYourself's URLs.Had I been an MBA applicant and heard about this security hole I probably would have tested it out.  Not so much out of curiosity as to whether I'd gotten in but mostly to see if a school with nearly $30 billion in assets really was so contemptuous of quality in IT and also to see just how far the Web development industry has slid from its apex (probably 1994, when 5 reformed Lisp hackers built Amazon.com out of C CGI scripts talking to Oracle).  I did something similar when writing Philip and Alex's Guide to Web Publishing.  I needed examples of Microsoft Active Server Page source code.  There was at one time a bug in IIS/ASP that enabled anyone to view the source code by appending "::$DATA" to any .asp URL.  Months after Microsoft had released a patch for this bug, I surfed around and found scripts at lots of prominent public servers, some of which scripts contained database usernames and passwords.  I published the results in http:/ /philip.greenspun.com/panda/server-programming#ASP, which was turned into a hardcopy textbook by Harcourt.  So it seems that my curiosity into just how incompetent an institution with $billions in assets could be would have led to me failing the ethics test, being convicted of hacking, and being denied admission to a top business school.

Where would I personally draw the line?  A grad student at MIT figured out that Fandango, the movie ticketing service, was passing the price of the movie ticket as a hidden form variable in the HTML instead of doing the pricing on the server at the final page.  He was able to edit the HTML form in Emacs and submit it to Fandango and buy tickets for any price that he felt was fair (being a grad student, his preferred price for tickets was $0.25).  He invited me to try it out but it but I thought that either Fandango or a movie theater would end up having to make up the difference and it didn't feel right to take their money.  The HBS/ApplyYourself situation falls into the "poking around with a browser" category where you get to see stuff but the Web publisher hasn't been injured because they still have the stuff on their server (one of the strange characteristics of the digital age).  As progressively dumber programmers build progressively more complex systems we will see more of this kind of attempt to paper over coding mistakes with lawyers, sanctions, policies, and laws.  Hollywood and the RIAA are usually the most successful at getting the government to do their bidding.  Thus I predict that one day Disney will have a Web site where you can buy access to any of their movies.  Because all of their profits are being used to pay executive salaries this will have to be built at extremely low cost.  Deficiencies in the softwrae will enable vast numbers of Americans to download Bambi for free, their ISPs will be forced to rat them out, and they will all get to see Martha's Stewart's cell in West Virginia first hand...]

CoolestCity.com To Compete In The Multi
Billion Dollar Online U.S. City Business
Directory Market

CoolestCity.com To Compete In The Multi
Billion Dollar Online U.S. City Business
Directory Market 12/19/2004 03:14 PM
The Internet Business Directory Industry Has A New Player in Its Competitive Multi Billion Dollar Playing Field [PRWEB Dec 12, 2004]

Island Systems & Design Ranks on
Hispanic Business 500 Named to Directory
for Sixth Consecutive Year

Island Systems & Design Ranks on
Hispanic Business 500 Named to Directory
for Sixth Consecutive Year 06/26/2004 02:48 AM
Island Systems & Design has been named to the Hispanic Business 500 for the sixth consecutive year. [PRWEB Jun 26, 2004]

Webmaster 911.com Launches Webmaster and
Small Business Search Directory

Webmaster 911.com Launches Webmaster and
Small Business Search Directory 06/24/2005 03:15 PM
TechPad Agency announces the launch of the first new search directory to launch in the small business and webmaster categories this year. Dotster has signed on as a major distribution partner. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2005]

Internet 800 Directory Signs Agreement
with Infospace Search & Directory to
Distribute Listings at Switchboard.com

Internet 800 Directory Signs Agreement
with Infospace Search & Directory to
Distribute Listings at Switchboard.com 03/31/2005 03:31 AM
Internet 800 Directory and InfoSpace Sign Agreement for Switchboard to Deliver Tollfree Listings [PRWEB Mar 31, 2005]

An RSS Feed Directory Based on the
Structure of the Open Directory Project

An RSS Feed Directory Based on the
Structure of the Open Directory Project 07/05/2004 09:02 PM
I can't find a lot here yet. There's a very nice structure put together for listing RSS feeds, but not much in the line of actual feed listings. Yet. RSSFeeds...

How The Yahoo! Directory Really Ranks
Its Directory Listings

How The Yahoo! Directory Really Ranks
Its Directory Listings 10/11/2002 07:56 AM
Stickysauce Oct 8 2002 4:17PM ET

How The Yahoo! Directory Really Ranks
Its Directory Listings

How The Yahoo! Directory Really Ranks
Its Directory Listings 10/08/2002 06:29 PM
Stickysauce Oct 8 2002 4:17PM ET

Businesses For Sale in Northern and
Southern California Reached a Record
Number 368 Business & Franchise Sales
This Past Week from Business Brokers,
Small Business Owners, & Real Estate
Agents

Businesses For Sale in Northern and
Southern California Reached a Record
Number 368 Business & Franchise Sales
This Past Week from Business Brokers,
Small Business Owners, & Real Estate
Agents 05/31/2004 01:52 PM
Businesses for sale in Northern and Southern California reached a record number 368 business & franchise sales this past week from business brokers, small business owners, & real estate agents for the week of May 17, 2004 thru May 23, 2004. [PRWEB May 27, 2004]

Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California.

Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California. 06/23/2004 03:08 AM
Northern And Southern California Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales. These Small Businesses Were Sold By Business Brokers, Small Business Owners, & Real Estate Agents Throughout California. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Southern California Business Expert
Honored as one of "The World's Greatest
Business Mentors"

Southern California Business Expert
Honored as one of "The World's Greatest
Business Mentors" 08/09/2004 02:18 AM
Southern California Business Expert Honored as one of "The World's Greatest Business Mentors." Ron LaVine receives prestigious honor; To be featured in forthcoming mentoring book [PRWEB Aug 9, 2004]

Business 2.0 - Magazine Article -
Printable Version - The 101 Dumbest
Moments in Business

Business 2.0 - Magazine Article -
Printable Version - The 101 Dumbest
Moments in Business 03/20/2003 08:33 AM
The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business in 2002

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Online Business Networks - Building
Quality Business Relationships on the
Internet

Online Business Networks - Building
Quality Business Relationships on the
Internet 12/28/2004 06:58 AM

Online Business Networks

Online Business Networks - Building Quality Business Relationships on the Internet
http://www.onlinebusines snetworks.com/

Reach More of the Right People Faster with Less Effort. Business is under pressure now more than ever to do more with less — bigger, better, cheaper, faster. But at what cost? At the cost of human relationships? It doesn't have to be. The internet offers powerful tools to help you find the right people, connect with them, build trust and rapport, and collaborate with them quickly and cost-effectively. This is a good guide with some fine resources. This has been added to my white paper Online Social Networking.

Working with Business e-Government
project launches Starter Business
website

Working with Business e-Government
project launches Starter Business
website 06/23/2004 01:13 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jun 23 2004 5:46AM GMT

Business News, India: Microsoft Xbox
emerging as a viable business

Business News, India: Microsoft Xbox
emerging as a viable business 02/01/2005 09:41 PM
Keralanext.com - Sat Jan 29, 09:57 am GMT

Today in Investor's Business Daily stock
analysis and business news

Today in Investor's Business Daily stock
analysis and business news 04/28/2004 10:22 AM
if some in the intelligence community have their way, your online scribblings may soon be regular reads for the FBI, CIA and various other spook groups .. Blog-Tracking May Gain Ground Among U.S. Intelligence Officials .. read full story>

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Park N Shop implements Microsoft
Business Solutions Great Plains to
manage retail business

Park N Shop implements Microsoft
Business Solutions Great Plains to
manage retail business 04/03/2005 05:45 AM
AME Info Apr 3 2005 8:22AM GMT

Microsoft Business Solutions aims to be
a $10bn business by 2011

Microsoft Business Solutions aims to be
a $10bn business by 2011 07/15/2004 07:00 AM
Computer Weekly Jul 15 2004 10:16AM GMT

India Business, Microsoft Xbox emerging
as a viable business

India Business, Microsoft Xbox emerging
as a viable business 02/01/2005 09:41 PM
Keralanext.com - Sat Jan 29, 01:54 pm GMT

Oracle retools E-Business Suite,
business intelligence offerings

Oracle retools E-Business Suite,
business intelligence offerings 07/19/2004 05:01 PM
Oracle Corp. hopes to broaden the appeal of its E-Business Suite to specific industries such as industrial manufacturing and health care with a retooled interface and more vertical applications.

Live coverage from Times Online business
reporters No 1 FOR BUSINESS

Live coverage from Times Online business
reporters No 1 FOR BUSINESS 07/12/2004 05:40 AM
Business.timesonline.co.uk - Mon Jul 12, 09:22 am GMT

Home and Business Communications is
Offering Packet8, a VOIP/Broadband
Telephone Service, for Residential and
Business Users

Home and Business Communications is
Offering Packet8, a VOIP/Broadband
Telephone Service, for Residential and
Business Users 02/01/2005 08:48 PM
Andrew Aldrich owner of Home and Business Communications "We are excited to be offering Packet8, VOIP / Broadband Telephone Service. VOIP / Broadband Telephone services can save the end user up to 90% on their telephone bill. The service will work where ever a broadband connection is available (worldwide). Read more about Packet8 at: www.GoWithPacket8.com [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

Telephone Magic Brings Full-Featured
VoIP Business Phone System to Small
Business at Wholesale Prices

Telephone Magic Brings Full-Featured
VoIP Business Phone System to Small
Business at Wholesale Prices 06/17/2005 03:16 PM
The Revolutionary TalkSwitch 48-CVA provides customers with a converged PSTN and VoIP solution at an unprecedented price [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

Sony's entertainment business is killing
its electronics business

Sony's entertainment business is killing
its electronics business 05/11/2004 01:58 AM
Derek Slater takes Sony to task over its new music-download service and iPod-like player.

Sony's acquisition of a couple of minor entertainment companies has had untold consequences. It's a poison pill that is killing Sony, one piece at a time.

Back from 1976-1984, Sony was the company that spent hundreds of millions on the defense of its VCR, bringing it all the way to the Supreme Court, arguing that the entertainment industry didn't have any right to its business-model; that if new technology could make the old business irrelevant, that was tough shit, and the movie companies needed to stop pewling and get with the program (they did, and made lots of money, besides).

But ever since Sony "aquired" Columbia, it's been acting like its electronics business was a minor business unit that couldn't afford to disrupt its precious entertainment arm (despite the fact that the entertainment arm's contributions to Sony's bottom line are minimal when compared to the gadget biz). When the first MP3 players appeared in the market, from little companies like Creative Labs, Sony brought out proprietary devices that played stupid formats like RealAudio and OpenAG, which no one wanted to hear. On the other hand, these formats did come with use-restrictions that kept Sony's music execs from getting too anxious and sad.

The result was that Creative Labs, a little outfit in Singapore, ate Sony's lunch, followed by a bunch of late diners to the table, including a bunch of no-name Korean companies, and most recently, Apple. Sony, who invented the walkman and made billions off of it, has now become an irrelevant player in the personal stereo market, with a market share that's barely a blip on the chart.

And Sony -- a company legendary for tis ability to refine its designs to capitalize on lessons learned in the market -- keeps on repeating the same mistakes, as Derek points out:

Apparently, Sony's hard drive player cannot play MP3s, WMA and (of course) Apple FairPlay-locked AAC. It only plays the Sony's proprietary ATRAC3 format; if it's like Sony's MiniDisc players, forcing consumers to convert to ATRAC3 also forces them to accept certain DRM restrictions. In related news, the Washington Post and New York Times both deemed Connect embarassing, noting its poor interface, proprietary DRM format and codec, copying restrictions ... too many to count.

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Harvard Business School Business
Research Guides

Harvard Business School Business
Research Guides 12/19/2004 03:25 PM
Harvard Business School Baker Library Business Research Guides
http://www.library.hbs.edu/g uides/

Baker Library produces guides to help in the use of resources at Baker and beyond for business and career research. The list below includes guides to general business topics, information on specific industries and specific course support projects that may be helpful in other contexts. This has been added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog and Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Business Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide.

CompAmerica Announces 20% off all PCs,
Laptops, Servers, Software and Services
at its new PC-Giants.com
Business-to-Business Computer Shopping
Portal for the Summer of 2005

CompAmerica Announces 20% off all PCs,
Laptops, Servers, Software and Services
at its new PC-Giants.com
Business-to-Business Computer Shopping
Portal for the Summer of 2005 06/05/2005 11:14 PM
CompAmerica indicated that its ultra-sophisticated new electronic computer products and parts-buying store/portal, could save anyone as much as 37% off the usual store pricing on products from 500 brand names, many of which aren’t available at stores like CompUSA, PC Warehouse, other online stores, or Radio Shack. [PRWEB Jun 3, 2005]

Business-to-business online ad network
launches

Business-to-business online ad network
launches 09/13/2004 07:15 AM
ThomasB2B.com LLC will officially launch on Monday a new online advertising network which is modeled after general-purpose ones from the likes of Yahoo Inc.'s Overture and Google Inc. but which differs in two key aspects: first, it is focused exclusively on the business-to-business market; and second, it matches ads with search queries and content through predefined categories, not keywords.

What do we know about schools?

What do we know about schools? 05/15/2004 02:40 AM
The BBC's Mike Baker asks whether parents are getting the right information about schools.

Law gets more net in US schools

Law gets more net in US schools 12/24/2004 01:07 PM
Reuters UK Dec 23 2004 10:28PM GMT

U.S. Schools Behind in Use of Technology
(AP)

U.S. Schools Behind in Use of Technology
(AP) 01/07/2005 04:38 AM
AP - Schools lag behind much of society in using technology, but students are seeing benefits and clamoring for more access to computers, the government says.

Bahrain schools go Mac

Bahrain schools go Mac 09/01/2004 03:40 PM
A BD2.6 million contract was signed yesterday "to take Bahrain's government schools into cyber space," reports the Gulf Daily News...

Stats for Schools

Stats for Schools 04/05/2005 06:34 AM
Stats for Schools
http://www.stats4schools.gov. uk./

Stats4schools, developed by the United Kingdom's Office of National Statistics, "is about helping teachers and pupils to get more from statistics." The project has posted here datasets collected by the Office for National Statistics as part of the Omnibus survey and made them available for students to download free of charge. Teachers will also find lesson plans, worksheets and datasets that can be used in their classrooms. The lesson ideas are organized by topics and involve using statistics to answer questions such as, "Do girls pull their weight more than boys at home?" and "Are you at risk from the sun?" Additional resources on teaching statistics are available from the Links section of the website. This has been added to Statistics Resources Subject Tracerâ„¢ Information Blog.[From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/

FC Now: Fishing for Schools

FC Now: Fishing for Schools 04/12/2005 05:45 AM
US News & World Report released its new list of America's best graduate schools in the April 11 edition. Here's the top 10 business schools:...

Schools to get used computers

Schools to get used computers 09/14/2004 05:29 AM
The Province Sep 14 2004 9:38AM GMT

private schools

private schools 08/08/2004 02:14 PM
And no wonder

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